New York A 5628: Increases the fine on certain individuals who commit the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree

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A05628 Summary:

BILL NOA05628 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon

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COSPNSRGlick, Hevesi, Shimsky, DeStefano, Giglio, Brown K

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §80.00, Pen L

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Increases the fine on individuals who commit the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree to up to $150,000 if such crime was wilfully committed persistently and/or egregiously as determined by the court.

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BILL NOA05628 

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02/18/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5628

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, GLICK, HEVESI, SHIMSKY, DeSTEFANO, GIGLIO,
 K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the fine on
 certain individuals who commit the crime of criminal contempt in the
 first degree

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 80.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
 3 8. When a court imposes a fine on a defendant pursuant to section
 4 215.51 of this chapter, and where such defendant has wilfully committed
 5 such crime persistently and/or egregiously as determined by the court,
 6 the amount of the fine specified in paragraph a of subdivision one of
 7 this section may be increased to a total amount of up to one hundred
 8 fifty thousand dollars.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 11 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 12 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 13 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06681-01-5

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